Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - COLUMN | ||||||
| DP03002 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/07/2003 | 07/22/2003 | STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION | ||
| Mr. larry a. sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 12/03/2008 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1995 dodge ram 2500. while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle began to wobble back and forth. the vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the tie rods and traction bars were replaced. the failure has since recurred intermittently while driving at any speed. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 100,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 169000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1995 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated the steering locked several times while hauling a recreational vehicle at speeds of 70 mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times yet the dealer would not further assess the failure. the manufacture had not yet been contacted. the failure mileage was 169,000 and the current mileage was 177,000. | |||
| 12/11/2003 | 51 | 2 | 01/23/1995 |
| Defective track-bar on 1995 dodge ram 2500 diesel truck replaced first time 11/07/00. after 42,330 miles; just replaced again on 12/10/03, with 51,244 showing as total miles driven. never heavy weight on truck nor off-road abuse whatever. *ak recent sudden lack of steering capability required towing in for repair. serious consequences were averted because we were close to home, but we are not happy that another repair was necessary for the same problem after some 8,000 miles, as well as cost of towing and alignment. very expensive to repair, and this should be a recall expense. | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES | |||
| 12/11/2003 | 51 | 2 | 01/23/1995 |
| Defective track-bar on 1995 dodge ram 2500 diesel truck replaced first time 11/07/00. after 42,330 miles; just replaced again on 12/10/03, with 51,244 showing as total miles driven. never heavy weight on truck nor off-road abuse whatever. *ak recent sudden lack of steering capability required towing in for repair. serious consequences were averted because we were close to home, but we are not happy that another repair was necessary for the same problem after some 8,000 miles, as well as cost of towing and alignment. very expensive to repair, and this should be a recall expense. | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 07/31/1997 | 2 | 12/05/1997 | |
| Abs brakes locked up twice, once resulting in loss of control/collision. also, steering column locked up once. | |||
| 06/28/1996 | 2 | 06/06/1995 | |
| Steering shaft failure. | |||